Johan Santana Shut Down for Remainder of Venezuelan Winter League Season

Erstwhile Mets Ace Experienced Pain in His Pitching Shoulder

By

Matthew Oshinsky

Jan. 22, 2015 7:24 pm ET

Johan Santana’s long comeback trail might have come to its end. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner and erstwhile Mets ace has been shut down for the remainder of the Venezuelan Winter League season after experiencing pain in his pitching shoulder during a Jan. 14 start for the Magallanes Navigators.

The news was first reported by LVBP.com, the official website of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.